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The Long Āgama Sūtra 21.8

長阿含經 21.8

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Classical Chinese

21.8

時,諸比丘白佛言:「我等於乞食後集此講堂,眾共議言:『甚奇!甚特!如來有大神力,威德具足,盡知眾生心志所趣。而今善念梵志及弟子梵摩達常隨如來及與眾僧,以無數方便毀謗如來及法、眾僧,弟子梵摩達以無數方便稱讚如來及法、眾僧。所以者何?以其異見、異習、異親近故。』向集講堂議如是事。」

The monks then said to the Buddha, “After soliciting alms, we gathered here in the meeting hall to have this discussion: ‘Amazing and rare are the great miraculous power and majestic virtue possessed by the Bhagavān. He fully knows the intentions and destinations of sentient beings, but the ascetic Supriya and his disciple always follow the Tathāgata and the Sangha of monks. The ascetic Supriya criticizes the Tathāgata, Dharma, and Saṅgha in countless ways, and his disciple Brahmadatta praises the Tathāgata, Dharma, and Saṅgha in countless ways. The teacher and his student both feel differently as a result of their different customs, different views, and different friends.’ We gathered here in the meeting hall to discuss this situation.”

Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)

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